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Bill Ward was an American illustrator known for his pin-ups, erotic art, and work in the comic book industry. Ward penciled pages for Blackhawk and other mainstream comics throughout the 1940s, and in 1946, created the oft-undressed comic book character Torchy.
Culling through thousands of images, editor Alex Chun has selected the best of Ward’s Conte crayon pin-ups, including many of his infamous telephone girls, many of which have not seen print in almost half a century.
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Bill Ward was an American illustrator known for his pin-ups, erotic art, and work in the comic book industry. Ward penciled pages for Blackhawk and other mainstream comics throughout the 1940s, and in 1946, created the oft-undressed comic book character Torchy.
William Hess Ward [1] (March 6, 1919 – November 17, 1998), [2] was an American cartoonist notable as a good girl artist and creator of the risqué comics character Torchy .
Bill Ward's long, prolific pin-up career began during World War II when he created a curvy distraction named Torchy for his fellow soldiers.
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The Pin-Up Cartoon Gallery features the original art of Bill Ward, Patrick Nagel, Jack Cole, Dan DeCarlo, Dennis Mukai, as well as a many other Playboy, illustration and comic book artists!
Jan 30, 2007 · The Pin-up Art of Bill Ward from Fantagraphics packs 260 pages of these classic one panel pin-up cartoons into the book. The Ward female of these cartoons is classic 1950's pin-up: large breasts, thin waist, wide hips, and a round bottom.
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